Treat piano like an academic subject at school. Just like any academic subject, learning to play the piano requires practice with discipline and focus. Just like you take English subject seriously, you should take piano learning seriously too. Just as your child needs to revise his/her maths, your child needs to “revise”, i.e. practice, his/her piano playing too. Just as you make a room for Chinese in your child’s study schedule, you should also schedule in a regular practice time slot for piano practice too.

It really is that simple. If you as a parent treat it as just an interest that can be disposed aside the “important” subjects, your child would also ignore piano playing and treat it casually. Nothing will be gained from such attitude. But when you as a parent take piano learning seriously, your child will do so and improve accordingly.